Adetokunbo Wahab
Adetokunbo Philip Wahab is a Nigerian lawyer and politician. He currently serves as the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources in Lagos State. He has also served as the Special Adviser on Education to the Governor of Lagos State, Nigeria.
Early life
Adetokunbo Philip Wahab was born on 17 May 1972 in Lagos State, Nigeria.Education
Wahab attended the then Ogun State Polytechnic where he earned a National Diploma in Mass Communication in 1993. He graduated from the University of Benin in 1998 with a Bachelor of Law. In 2000, he proceeded to the Nigerian Law School. He is also an alumnus of Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard Business School, and the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.Political life and career
Wahab began his career as a lawyer at Jiti Ogunye & Co. Associates before joining Paul Usoro and Co. as Senior Counsel. He later worked as a Senior Associate at Aluko & Oyebode. He founded Wali & Ace Legal Practitioners in 2018, where he served as Managing Partner until 2019. Wahab is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association and the International Bar Association.Wahab has served in various political offices, he is the serving Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources in Lagos State and Special Adviser on Education to the Lagos State Governor.